Use of "dont"

A. Bryce L.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "dont"

Write "The girl I'm thinking of is Isabelle." : La fille ________ je pense est Isabelle.à quidontà laquelle

I have read most of the discussion about the use of "dont", and I don't understand why it's wrong in this question. Can anyone explain it - simply, if possible. auquelà quoi
Asked 1 week ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bryce, 

because in this context,  it is  ' penser à qqn ', not ' penser de ...'.  - Je pense à Isabelle.

As a relative pronoun, dont can only 'replace' the complement when it would be introduced by the preposition ' de '. 

When the preposition introducing the complement being replaced would be " à ", you need to use ' à qui ' or ' auquel (or its variants), as the lesson is covering. 

( With any preposition other than de, the basic form is ' preposition qui/lequel/….. ', with the usual contractions when the preposition is ' à '. ) 

See ' à noter ' in the Lawless link on 'dont' below.

 https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/penser-lesson/

 https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/relative-pronoun-dont/

 À + qui, auquel, à laquelle = to whom, what, which (French Relative Pronouns)

Use of "dont"

Write "The girl I'm thinking of is Isabelle." : La fille ________ je pense est Isabelle.à quidontà laquelle

I have read most of the discussion about the use of "dont", and I don't understand why it's wrong in this question. Can anyone explain it - simply, if possible. auquelà quoi

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